Melissa is currently back on stage at
San Francisco Playhouse in Starting Here, Starting Now! For in person and streaming tickets click here!
"Overall, Ms. WolfKlain has captured her own, unique portrayal of
Sally Bowles—one worth the price of the ticket to see."
Melissa WolfKlain is an actor/singer/dancer living in the SF Bay Area. Melissa recently received the Theatre Bay Area for her portrayal of Joan in Dames at Sea for 42nd Street Moon. She starred as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Emily Arden in State Fair, and Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. Melissa played Jan in Sacramento Music Circus' Grease and also appeared in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and Forbidden Broadway at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret (Sacramento), playing such roles as Carol Channing, Sarah Brightman, Ethel Merman and Chita Rivera, among others. Melissa originated the roles of Mary Bennet in Paul Gordon's world premiere musical, Pride and Prejudice and Aileen Garrett in Tinyard Hill, also a world premiere, at TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley. She portrayed Young Josie in the ASCAP/LA Festival of New Musicals production and original cast recording of I Married Wyatt Earp. Melissa has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. She is proficient in many genres of dance including tap, jazz, lyrical, and Fosse and sings many different styles from legit musical theatre to country to pop. Melissa is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. Follow her on instagram @melissawolfklain